Saw some tweets saying fans booing him. Listen, I live here, not from here. While I like the Bruins, I often criticize the fans here. But in this case, they were clearly booing the stoppage of the play, which would have been a pretty good scoring chance for Thornton.

he was like that because of the pain.. I had it happen to me in juniors and it’s better to just not move than to freak out

nhstateline - Jun 25, 2013 at 7:52 AM

the booing was for the stoppage in play. Not Andrew Shaw. Greg Campbell is left on the ice with a broken leg while Pittsburgh cycles the puck and no stoppage. In this case, the Bruins had a clear path to the net and they blew the whistle immediately. That’s what the fans were upset about. Everyone was impressed with Mr. Shaw coming back into the game. Real grit and heart on his part.

patthehockeyfan - Jun 25, 2013 at 2:05 PM

Also, Pittsburgh was on a power play when Campbell was hit. Since he was able to get up and skate, albeit poorly, the officials had no idea his leg was broken. Officials are less likely to blow a whistle when the power play team has possession of the puck.

More on point, Shaw’s hitting the ice and lying there like he was dead scared the bejesus out of me. I was happily surprised when he returned to the game. I was even more surprised when he threw a punch and was penalized later in the game. Real grit, indeed.

I was rooting for Boston; but, my hat’s off to Chicago. They dug deep and pulled it out.